Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#7
Antoine Jackson
Senior defensive back on UCF's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Lauderhill, FL
CFB Index 35 · #402 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to UCF for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 243 nationally · Signed with East Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on UCF's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to East Carolina in 2023.
Antoine Jackson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Bethune-Cookman — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20238 games
- Signed with East Carolina4-star out of Dillard
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
UCF
Coaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023East Carolina2-10HC: Mike Houston · Balanced
2024UCF4-8HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
2025UCF5-7HC: Scott Frost · Balanced
2026UCF1-1HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
35 · #402 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #402 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #34 of 42 Big 12 DBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCF | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | UCF | 39 | 27 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UCF | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 19 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 74 | 46 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–6
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 67-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
With T. Swint — 48 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · A. Barnett — 158 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 46.9 · 9 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UCF
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · UCF
Returning around him
- 1 UCF player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (32 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UCF · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #66 · 2026 recruiting class #66
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mekhi Blackmon’s 2021 season.
85%match
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 39
Matches Mekhi on
Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Braylon Johnson's junior season at Wake Forest (2025).
Matches Braylon on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Antoine Jackson
The secondary · UCF
- #8Demari Henderson61 tackles · 2025
- #7Antoine Jackson39 tackles · 2025
- #1Jayden Bellamy27 tackles · 2025
- #4Braeden Marshall22 tackles · 2025
- #5DJ Bell17 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · UCF team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology